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£4bn funding expected to support ‘paperless’ NHS
More than £4 billion worth of funding has reportedly been set aside to improve the use of technology across the NHS.
The funding aims to support a move to a ‘paperless’ NHS, which was first set out by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt back in 2013.
Speaking to the BBC, Hunt said that investment in technology can allow for doctors and nurses to spend more time with patient by saving time on filling out paperwork and other bureaucracy.
Full details of the investment have not been finalised, but it is expected to be set aside for areas such as electronic records and online appointments, prescriptions and consultations, removing outdated technology such as fax machines and digitising social care and emergency care. Additionally, a considerable amount is expected be invested to increase cyber security, as well as the development of a new NHS website and apps to support patient care.
Speaking to the BBC, Hunt said: “On the back of a strong economy, and because of our belief in the NHS and its values, we are investing more than £4 billion across the health system to ease pressure on the frontline and create stronger relationships between doctor and patient.
"We know that proper investment in IT - it's not without its pitfalls - can save time for doctors and nurses and means they can spend more time with patients.”
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